So, you're heading up to cottage country for the weekend. Awesome! You're entertaining guests OR even better, you ARE the guest! And you've offered to bring up a meal or two, like a good guest that you are, right? What to bring? Instead of the standard sausages, pasta salad, and hamburger … [Read more...]
Healthy (Sort-of) Caesar Salad
Tomorrow is Father's Day. Which means in kitchens all across Canada, wives, mothers, and daughters will be cooking meals for husbands, fathers, and sons. Personally speaking, I have the privilege of showing my step-father (or Dad, as I've called and felt about him for the last 30 years) … [Read more...]
“The Looneyspoons Collection” Giveaway
I was contacted by the one and only Greta Podleski, co-author (with her sister, Janet) of the Looneyspoons Cookbooks, and she asked if I would be interested in reviewing a copy of their latest cookbook, "The Looneyspoons Collection."Yes, please!With the seasons (supposedly...we got snowed on again … [Read more...]
The Bottomless Pit
My eldest daughter turns five next month and has been, for the past few weeks, a bottomless pit when it comes to food. She is never satisfied, is always begging for more more snacks, and can't seem to get her mind off of food. She had stayed at the same weight (41 lbs) for the past year but has … [Read more...]
She Likes Looking Good
Confession: this post title is brought to you by a very bad play off my personal blog's name, She Likes Purple. But, another couple confessions: I do like the color purple and I also like looking (and feeling!) good. So, am I cheesy? Yes! But, I'm honest too. See, a little over a year ago -- at the … [Read more...]
Not A Sweet Post
My grandmother and I were talking about sugar yesterday, and she said that she used to make dessert for her skinny, skinny family every day. I make dessert about twice a week, I said, which caused my oldest child, Miss Snortypants, to guffaw. "Twice a week?" she said. "Nuh-uh. More … [Read more...]